Rural Utilities Service Opportunities to Operate Electricity and Telecommunications Loan Programs More Effectively

The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has used its loan programs to successfully finance the development of electricity & telecommunications infrastructure in rural areas for many years. This report focuses on RUS' program operations. Specifically, it identifies ways to: (1) make electricity & telecommunications loan programs more effective & less costly for the government, & (2) decrease RUS' vulnerability to loan losses. It also compiles loan information on commercial lenders that have a significant level of lending for rural electricity & telecommunications purposes.Maxon, Ronald E., Jr. is the author of 'Rural Utilities Service Opportunities to Operate Electricity and Telecommunications Loan Programs More Effectively' with ISBN 9780788183126 and ISBN 0788183125.